Shark Out of Water
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no_apologiesI'm gonna go ahead and get this last song of the story arc album done! I've had the song style direction and idea about this one for quite a while. This final song is all from Naoki's perspective; his internal monologues and thoughts.
(Mood: Reflection. Observation. Trying to process the more normal, old world he had lost where he came from along with the not so normal that occurs around Fox and Fritz... Naoki also observes and learns about two more new people that Fox is very close with. Genre: A groovy hip hop bounce with vinyl record scratching for percussion, acoustic guitar, and rapping all throughout this song. Naoki is sixteen years old, male teen vocal.)
[intro, speaking, Naoki's thoughts]
"So... This is where Fox lives... She's surrounded by people who care about her so much, and we can't tell her mom everything... She must be feeling uneasy over this so-called cover story Norman and Fritz had decided on... We both are... I won't be going anywhere though... You won't be going through any of this alone, Fox..."
[Verse 1, rapping]
Questions in my mind as I struggle to process,
How to follow along and understand this mess.
What should I say? I'm trying not to slip.
I can only watch and listen, 'cause there's no script.
This plan feels too rushed. There's no time to prepare,
But no matter what, I promised. For her, I'll be there.
Got to keep her in my sight and stay focused in the now.
I feel uncertain 'bout all this, but I'll help somehow.
I pull out a chair and sit. I'm feeling so nervous.
Don't like being an uneasy contradiction in this.
How can I fit in? I'm feeling out of place,
As I try to guess the look on Fox's mom's face,
I see the silent assurance in Fritz's eyes.
He doesn't want me to worry. Now I realize,
I don't have to do all the heavy lifting.
I'll rely on his lead. I'm still adjusting.
[Chorus, rapping]
I'm trying to relax. No demons to slaughter.
Just as Fox had said, I'm a shark out of water.
[Verse 2, rapping]
I say what I can to engage in conversations.
How the hell do I navigate in this situation?
I can see Fox is concerned. Fritz silently reassures.
Her mom tries to read my soul while Norman observes.
It’s a different kind of weight, a strange twist of fate,
With the pressure of secrets and the choices we’ve made.
I glance at some photos on a mantle and dust on the shelf.
I try to remember a version of my past self.
Before the chaos, before the Conception,
Back when "normal" felt like easy perception.
I was once just a high school kid in Tokyo.
Norman's younger than me. How did he come to know,
Fritz, Fox, and her mom? What's his story?
Why is he more mature than he appears to be?
[Chorus, rapping]
I'm snapped out of mid-thought as I pass the butter.
I shift a bit in my seat. I'm a shark out of water...
[Verse 3, rapping]
I watch the way Fox leans in when speaking to her mom,
A language of safety, a steady kind of calm.
It’s a rhythm I’m wanting, but haven't yet earned,
It's gone out of practice. Something I'll relearn.
Fritz catches my drift, gives a nod and a smirk,
He knows my brain is still doing all the work.
Then there’s Norman again, a mountain of quiet,
Amidst all the noise of my internal riot.
He’s younger than me, but his eyes look old,
Carrying secrets that haven't been told.
We’re a band of the broken, the strange, and the stray,
Keeping it together, just making it through today.
I remember to breathe. There's still food on my plate.
As I recall, it's been some hours since I had last ate,
Anything substantial. I take a bite as I listen.
Fritz and Fox manage to improvise a believable origin.
An easy to digest fake background of my identity,
Someone from a distant ghetto, a tragic backstory.
I look to her mother and learn her name; Linda.
A spark of the warmth I’m forced to remember.
She looks at me kind, like she's seeing a son,
Not a weapon of war, or a soul on the run.
I swallow the lie with another bite of the meal.
It's a bittersweet taste that makes it all real.
If this fake identity is a price that I pay,
Then I’ll play the part... I’m here to stay.
[Outro, spoken over more vinyl scratching]
"Yeah, a shark out of water. That's me... I know this is just the start of a long journey... I can't sense Xel'lotath yet, but I know she's somewhere out there... We can't let Linda know... If this is to keep her safe, I'll go with the flow..."
https://suno.com/s/kHfKi31kJnSydChT A FANTASTIC and really cool final song to this album. It's all done now, yaaaaaay! Sometime soon, I'll start doing my soundtrack/story arc album version of the first Animorphs book, The Invasion!
Listen to the entire Shark Out of Water from start to finish, whenever you'd like! https://suno.com/playlist/7c3fdb7b-76e5-4b07-808f-e90bf5139035
(Mood: Reflection. Observation. Trying to process the more normal, old world he had lost where he came from along with the not so normal that occurs around Fox and Fritz... Naoki also observes and learns about two more new people that Fox is very close with. Genre: A groovy hip hop bounce with vinyl record scratching for percussion, acoustic guitar, and rapping all throughout this song. Naoki is sixteen years old, male teen vocal.)
[intro, speaking, Naoki's thoughts]
"So... This is where Fox lives... She's surrounded by people who care about her so much, and we can't tell her mom everything... She must be feeling uneasy over this so-called cover story Norman and Fritz had decided on... We both are... I won't be going anywhere though... You won't be going through any of this alone, Fox..."
[Verse 1, rapping]
Questions in my mind as I struggle to process,
How to follow along and understand this mess.
What should I say? I'm trying not to slip.
I can only watch and listen, 'cause there's no script.
This plan feels too rushed. There's no time to prepare,
But no matter what, I promised. For her, I'll be there.
Got to keep her in my sight and stay focused in the now.
I feel uncertain 'bout all this, but I'll help somehow.
I pull out a chair and sit. I'm feeling so nervous.
Don't like being an uneasy contradiction in this.
How can I fit in? I'm feeling out of place,
As I try to guess the look on Fox's mom's face,
I see the silent assurance in Fritz's eyes.
He doesn't want me to worry. Now I realize,
I don't have to do all the heavy lifting.
I'll rely on his lead. I'm still adjusting.
[Chorus, rapping]
I'm trying to relax. No demons to slaughter.
Just as Fox had said, I'm a shark out of water.
[Verse 2, rapping]
I say what I can to engage in conversations.
How the hell do I navigate in this situation?
I can see Fox is concerned. Fritz silently reassures.
Her mom tries to read my soul while Norman observes.
It’s a different kind of weight, a strange twist of fate,
With the pressure of secrets and the choices we’ve made.
I glance at some photos on a mantle and dust on the shelf.
I try to remember a version of my past self.
Before the chaos, before the Conception,
Back when "normal" felt like easy perception.
I was once just a high school kid in Tokyo.
Norman's younger than me. How did he come to know,
Fritz, Fox, and her mom? What's his story?
Why is he more mature than he appears to be?
[Chorus, rapping]
I'm snapped out of mid-thought as I pass the butter.
I shift a bit in my seat. I'm a shark out of water...
[Verse 3, rapping]
I watch the way Fox leans in when speaking to her mom,
A language of safety, a steady kind of calm.
It’s a rhythm I’m wanting, but haven't yet earned,
It's gone out of practice. Something I'll relearn.
Fritz catches my drift, gives a nod and a smirk,
He knows my brain is still doing all the work.
Then there’s Norman again, a mountain of quiet,
Amidst all the noise of my internal riot.
He’s younger than me, but his eyes look old,
Carrying secrets that haven't been told.
We’re a band of the broken, the strange, and the stray,
Keeping it together, just making it through today.
I remember to breathe. There's still food on my plate.
As I recall, it's been some hours since I had last ate,
Anything substantial. I take a bite as I listen.
Fritz and Fox manage to improvise a believable origin.
An easy to digest fake background of my identity,
Someone from a distant ghetto, a tragic backstory.
I look to her mother and learn her name; Linda.
A spark of the warmth I’m forced to remember.
She looks at me kind, like she's seeing a son,
Not a weapon of war, or a soul on the run.
I swallow the lie with another bite of the meal.
It's a bittersweet taste that makes it all real.
If this fake identity is a price that I pay,
Then I’ll play the part... I’m here to stay.
[Outro, spoken over more vinyl scratching]
"Yeah, a shark out of water. That's me... I know this is just the start of a long journey... I can't sense Xel'lotath yet, but I know she's somewhere out there... We can't let Linda know... If this is to keep her safe, I'll go with the flow..."
https://suno.com/s/kHfKi31kJnSydChT A FANTASTIC and really cool final song to this album. It's all done now, yaaaaaay! Sometime soon, I'll start doing my soundtrack/story arc album version of the first Animorphs book, The Invasion!
Listen to the entire Shark Out of Water from start to finish, whenever you'd like! https://suno.com/playlist/7c3fdb7b-76e5-4b07-808f-e90bf5139035
